Gina McDonald

It was 25 years ago when Gina sought help from Project Adam, an area alcohol and drug abuse ministry, and now she's been with the program for 23 years, only today, she is the executive director.

The Christian-based, non-profit organization is a recipient of United Way funds and provides community services such as prevention and education in the form of speakers, seminars and literature, drug testing, clinical evaluations and a recovery residence facility.

That 36-bed facility provides a family-like atmosphere, where residents, under the guidance of trained staff, work to overcome their problems related to chemical dependency.

McDonald, a true success story in the minds of many nominators, says her goal is for Project ADAM to continue helping people the way it helped her years ago.